Master of Health Information Management

Description and Outcomes

The Master of Health Information Management is designed to prepare you for a career in senior-level health information management. Based on various global health information management markets, the program incorporates an interprofessional approach to the curriculum through collaborative work.

You will study how to manage health information to support data-driven improvements in clinical, financial, and public health outcomes. The program includes graduate-level courses on senior-level health information management, global health information systems design, selection, implementation, support, and maintenance, epidemiology, quality indicators, systems testing and evaluation, privacy, and decision support and outcome analysis.

Program Length

The Master of Health Information Management program consists of a minimum of 48 quarter credit hours. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded the Master of Health Information Management degree.

Program Outcomes

Health Information Management: Design effective business strategies based on concepts of leadership and management within health information.

Health Information Standards: Assess the impact of economics, ethics, professional standards, and the law on health information.

Professional Competencies

In addition to the discipline-specific outcomes, professional competencies are integrated throughout your academic program. You can review the professional competencies associated with your academic program in the graduate School of General Education section of this Catalog.